235 Choose Between Us (1/2)
Tang Mo'er's soft cry for help traveled into Gu Mohan's ears and his pupils contracted, but he pursed his lips into a grimace and walked forward, holding onto her arm. ”What's the matter, where does it hurt? Did the poison act up?”
Hearing his gentle words, Tang Mo'er lifted her eyes and looked at him, smiling through her tearstained eyes. ”Mr Gu, did I scare you? I'm just bluffing.”
Gu Mohan's tensed up nerves instantly loosened, revealing a distant expression on his handsome face. ”Miss Tang, such a prank may be funny to you, but I do not find it at all amusing. You're not welcome at my engagement ceremony, please leave now.”
He then turned around and left after speaking.
But he felt his sleeves getting tugged on, her maiden-like voice sounded both coquettish and aggrieved. ”Mr Gu, it hurts, it really hurts, my heart hurts so much. So so much. I'm in so much pain it feels like I'm going to die. Please come back with me, I don't want to stay here, it's so stifling here that I feel like I'm going to die.”
Her voice was like an alluring siren, continuing to call to him. If he didn't agree to her demands, she would just start crying the next moment.
She wanted him to bring her away from that place.
She didn't want him to get engaged.
Her heart was in so much pain. It hurt so much she couldn't breathe, she couldn't think. All she knew was that she needed him to take her away from there. The throbbing pulsing pain inside made her entire body tremble, sending shivers that wracked her body like a cold, pulsating burn.
”Brother Mohan,” Lu Qi'er then walked over elegantly, clearly ignoring the ruckus surrounding the pair. ”The engagement ceremony is going to begin soon. We need to go over now.”
Lu Qi'er then held out her tiny hand to Gu Mohan.
Gu Mohan looked at Lu Qi'er with a poker face and looked down, pulling away the fingers that were tugging on his sleeve.
”No… Mr Gu, I beg you… please don't go…” Tang Mo'er pleaded forlornly at his back and tried hard to not let her tears fall down. Even from behind, his stance was decisive and cold.
No…
Don't get engaged to Lu Qi'er. I beg you…
Pulling away her fingers, Gu Mohan walked towards Lu Qi'er, though he didn't take her hand.